Indication of Strongly Correlated Electron Transport and Mott Insulator in Disordered Multilayer Ferritin Structures (DMFS).

ABSTRACT: Electron tunneling in ferritin and between ferritin cores (a transition metal (iron) oxide storage protein) in disordered arrays has been extensively documented, but the electrical behavior of those structures in circuits with more than two electrodes has not been studied. Tests of devices using a layer-by-layer deposition process for forming multilayer arrays of ferritin that have been previously reported indicate that strongly correlated electron transport is occurring, consistent with models of electron transport in quantum dots. Strongly correlated electrons (electrons that engage in strong electron-electron interactions) have been observed in transition metal oxides and quantum dots and can create unusual material behavior that is difficult to model, such as switching between a low re

SUBMITTER: Rourk C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8399281 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature